John Booth has been named the next head football coach at Manatee High, according to athletic director Jason Montgomery.

Booth, a 2000 Manatee graduate who played in NFL Europe and the Arena Football League, has compiled a 16-34 record in five seasons at Valrico Bloomingdale, but went 6-4 last fall after going 0-10 during his first year.

Joe Kinnan, who coached Manatee to five state titles and 290 wins, announced less than two weeks ago he was taking a medical leave of absence for the 2014 season. But he also told Montgomery “you do what you have to do,” and didn’t know if he would return.

Booth earned All-America honors playing quarterback at MidAmerica Nazarene, a NAIA in Kansas, before making the switch to wide receiver. He signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Chiefs and helped the Amsterdam Admirals win NFL Europe’s World Bowl XIII in 2005 by totaling 103 receiving yards.